Michael David Smith: “In the race for last place in the NFC East, I think Washington will get to the bottom with another poor showing from Robert Griffin III, who turns the ball over far too often and will do so a couple times against the Giants.” Redskins 21, Giants 10 Florio: “From winning their final seven after starting 3-6 last year, these Redskins could do the opposite, starting at 3-6 and ending at 3-13.” Giants 24, Redskins 13

Comment: Predictions of a dumpster fire in DC will continue until the team wins a game or two.

Mike Tanier on Sports on Earth says Giants 28, Redskins 21: “Many miles away, something crawls through the slime of a dark New Jersey lake. It’s Donovan McNabb. THIS IS WHAT I TRIED TO WARN YOU ABOUT, he mouths noiselessly. Griffin does not have to take McNabb’s phone calls, but he has no choice but to take his medicine. Television wants to see Griffin fail in Prime Time. Sunday night offers a chance to defy the narrative, but the Redskins supporting cast doesn’t have it in them.”

Comment: After lamenting the lack of a flag on the low blow that Aldon Smith delivered to RG3, Tanier delivers one that also stings by brining up McNabb’s “I told you so” possibilities.

Will the Giants do anything special to defend the read-option? They didn’t against Terrelle Pryor’s Raiders a few weeks ago, though that may have been because Pryor was battling a bum knee. But the Giants also didn’t do anything special against the read-option in their two meetings with Washington last season. RG3 gashed them for 89 yards on nine carries in the first matchup, and 72 yards on five carries in the second (granted, not all of those runs were read-options). Griffin hasn’t run the read-option nearly as much this season, but that might change Sunday night given all the evidence suggesting that New York won’t deliberately try to take it away.

Comment: I have to think they will test the Giants’ read option defense in the early going.

At least here, in ESPN’s analyst picks, you can find someone who thinks the Redskins will pull off the win. Mike and Mike both pick the Redskins to win. Only half of that group belongs to the morning radio duo. Mike Golic picks the Redskins along with Mike Ditka.